1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft final

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1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final
Soviet occupation zone championship
Event 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft
Date4 July 1948 (1948-07-04)
Venue Probstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig
Referee Kurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
Attendance40,000
1949

The 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 1st edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.

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The match was played on 4 July 1948 at the Probstheidaer Stadion in Leipzig. [1] [2] SG Planitz won the match 1–0 against Freiimfelde Halle for their 1st title. [3]

Route to the final

The Ostzonenmeisterschaft was a ten team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the qualifying round, with the two winners advancing to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by six additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner.

SG Planitz Round Freiimfelde Halle
OpponentResult 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft OpponentResult
SG Schwerin 3–1 Quarter-finals SG Wismar-Süd 3–1
SG Weimar-Ost 5–0 Semi-finals SG Meerane 5–2

Match

Details

SG Planitz 1–0 Freiimfelde Halle
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SG Planitz
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Freiimfelde Halle
GK1 Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Anton Huber
RB Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Erich Merkel
LB Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Egon Jugel
RH Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Günter Schneider
CH Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Herbert Seltmann
LH Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Erich Meichsner
OR Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Hans Meier
IR Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Johannes Breitenstein
CF Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Horst Weiß
IL Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Karl Dittes
OL Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Helmut Fischer
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GK1 Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Kurt Grimm
RB Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Fritz Belger
LB Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Hans Meyer
RH Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Walter Metzner
CH Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Karl-Heinz Scheer
LH Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Kurt Fritzsche
OR Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Manfred Krüger
IR Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Heinz Pabst
CF Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Paul Brandt
IL Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Horst Blüher
OL Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg Karl Gola

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References

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